Violent explosions heard at the Heffner home aren’t of three blonde bombshells posing for pictures. That’s a different Heffner. This one’s in Florida and them explosions are real enough, happening beneath the surface of a Lamborghini Gallardo’s bonnet. Thereupon they make a stupid 694kW at the wheels and peak torque of 1032Nm, which is just as dumb. Even dumber is the possibility that Heffner Performance will ‘disable’ the car’s standard AWD system to put traction responsibilities solely at the feet of the rear wheels.
The twin turbos mated to Gallardo’s 5.0-litre V10 have ensured excellent performance credentials at the feet of the supreme commander; the driver. Mods to suit the package are extensive, including polished crankshaft journals, steel cylinder liners, a heavy-duty clutch to cope, uprated fuel and water pumps and a water-cooled intercooler. The exterior is fitted with carbon-fiber decklid at the rear, a diffuser and spoiler Superleggera-like.
Heffner Lamborghini Gallardo Spews 930 BHP
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its german owned company. VW group own them.
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by carfan58 | August 11, 2008 1:02 AM
Just ignore him and whenever he posts crap insulting ppl, click report abuse. When you fight with a troll no one wins.
by joe_limon | August 11, 2008 2:54 AM
oh thats cool i didnt now that it was german owned? what a cool website.
by plasma_cluster | August 11, 2008 5:24 AM
I saw a video with an earlier version with about 700whp a few months ago....its quite awesome. I like how WCF hates on their work and the power unleashed...If you guys don't like after-market modifications thats fine. But don't knock someone else's work and some one else's passion. To each their own; i figured you guys had a little bit more respect, guess not.
by Xanavi23 | August 11, 2008 1:56 AM
Ummm.... good luck on snowy and track days!
by Tuner_Mad | August 11, 2008 2:34 AM
wheels aside, i think it looks kinda cool... and i hate aftermarket mods!
by sub39h | August 11, 2008 2:44 AM
what I find funny is that the rwd murcielago was praised, yet this rwd gallardo is being scorned lol.
by joe_limon | August 11, 2008 4:04 AM
While you dont care about my 2 cents thats still a hell of a point...cause one is tuned by Edo its automatically better Edo, WCF ? Somehow Heffner doesn't measure up to some imaginable yard-stick ? Lol...
by Xanavi23 | August 11, 2008 5:16 AM
**cause one is tuned by Edo its automatically better than Heffner. WCF?**
by Xanavi23 | August 11, 2008 5:58 AM
Without the AWD whats the point!!!!! But i like it.
by mortz | August 11, 2008 5:15 AM
man , im wondering 0-60 of this beast would be slower than stock AWD,stable HP/torque , what a joke...930BHP doesnt prove anything , americans tend to do it more and more ..look at the jap with stock GT-R only 470 HP..0-60 in 3.3 sec , any american choppers can beat it with their stupid tuning monsters ?..i say hell no ...jap tuners and european tuners are way better than uncle sam
by andy | August 11, 2008 5:24 AM
I am pretty sure this car could handle its 930hp better then any MB could handle its stupid amounts of hp
by joe_limon | August 11, 2008 5:29 AM
A 800hp R34 Skyline GT-R would eat this for breakfast.
by mortz | August 11, 2008 5:41 AM
I love the R34 and an 800hp GT-R is VERY fast but this will be faster if only because of better aerodynamics at speed/ less drag. Very key at high speeds.
by Xanavi23 | August 11, 2008 5:59 AM
not to mention this thing can spank corners like nobodies business.
by joe_limon | August 11, 2008 8:46 AM
Exactly, good point, an R34 could be tuned to corner but the end cost of making an 800hp well-BALANCED GT-R would end up equaling the cost of a stock Gallardo at least.
Just ask Mine's, HKS or any other real Japanese tuning firm. Still this car would have an edge because of its OEM design, chassis among other things.
by Xanavi23 | August 11, 2008 3:46 PM
In order for a gtr to handle like this car, it has to lose 1000lbs, lower its cg about a foot and tweak the roll centers lower to compensate for the new cg. In the end you would end up with a stripped gtr which wouldn't be very fun to drive.
by Joe_Limon | August 11, 2008 6:21 PM
Yeep, The Mine's R34 for example drops 500lbs of weight of the OEM R34s curb weight(it weighs 29950~lbs.) So a major weight reduction would be required.
by Xanavi23 | August 11, 2008 8:40 PM
And even then,it would need much more than that to compete all around with a Tuned Supercar, as you said.
by Xanavi23 | August 11, 2008 8:43 PM
so how many playboy bunnies does it come with?
by M! | August 11, 2008 5:53 AM
Here in nz there is 800hp R34 GT-Rs for a round 100k with low milage and the fastest GT-R in the world with 1700hp+ does the 1/4mile in 7.57 secs.
by mortz | August 12, 2008 3:03 AM
What next?? a nuclear powered Gallardo? :O
by wolff | August 11, 2008 7:37 AM
hmm, a turbo'd jet engine would be cool, haha imagine the size of the turbo you would have to use.
by joe_limon | August 11, 2008 8:47 AM
in case you are wondering, no not a turbojet engine, a jet engine with a 2-3 foot diameter turbo charger.
by joe_limon | August 11, 2008 8:48 AM
it'd take eternity to get spooled!! :P u might need a supercharger to run that turbo charger!! xD
by wolff | August 11, 2008 11:55 AM
I would think a jet engine could spool a turbo pretty darn fast haha, and if you used a smaller turbo you would rip it to shreads.
by joe_limon | August 11, 2008 3:19 PM
LoL a turbine already comes with a built in turbo.... Hell more than half of it is a compressor and only 1 or 2 blade rows are for the combustion stage, the rest are compressor stages.
by radmeister | August 11, 2008 3:19 PM
yes but a jet also uses the exhaust thrust to push there vehicles, to make a really exciting car, you wouldn't run off of jet engine exhaust thrust. You would have it drive the wheels, and the more efficient approach would be to reroute more of the exhaust gas power (hense a pre charging turbo charger) This would drastically increase fuel economy as well as performance for a jet powered car. Also, is the compression blades in a jet considered a turbo charger or a supercharger? they are being run off of the drive shaft, and in a way the driveshaft of a car is also powered by the exhaust gases.
by Joe_Limon | August 11, 2008 6:28 PM
If a car would ever be turbine powered chances are it would be a hybrid where the turbine would generate electricity for electric motors. Now in order to create boost you would need a turbo that is bigger than the turbine, which would defy the idea of a turbine which is a free flow, you would get more hp without the added turbo because all that would do is add weight to the rotating assembly which would GREATLY reduce power. If you want to increase power of a turbine you just make the compressor stage bigger. If you want more power and higher efficiency you piggy back a steam turbine where you use the heat from the exhaust to heat up water and make steam, but that exhaust gas has to flow unrestricted through a rad. Any slight restriction in flow messes up a turbine's output.
by radmeister | August 12, 2008 4:08 PM
yes such a large turbo would greatly restrict the exhaust gases, but all that energy isn't being wasted, its all going back into compressing the air to gain the power lost + much extra. Also, without the turbo most of that energy would have been lost into the air as heat.
by Joe_Limon | August 12, 2008 6:31 PM
stock godzilla spec V will beat it with no problem ...for lambo, i would rather have a clean,fresh gallardo LP 560-4 than this monster on steroid .
by andy | August 11, 2008 10:07 AM
Kinks made.
by alessandro | August 11, 2008 11:16 AM
ha! thats just stupid in the most awesome way. its exactly the sort of insanity you should expect of a lambo =)
by Lucifa | August 11, 2008 1:46 PM
VW/Audi which Porsche owns 50% now controls Lamborghini, Bugati, and Bently. That is alot of R&D funds and alot of racing heritage.
by eddie | August 11, 2008 4:05 PM
And rest of Lamorghini we hope not owned by H. Heffner
by alessandro | August 11, 2008 4:16 PM
That is my car, and it has NOT been converted to rear wheel drive. it will retain allwheel drive. Out of the 15 or so Gallardo TT's that have been made, only 2 have been converted to all wheel drive at the owners requests. Car will be redynoed today, it will quite a bit more than 930rwhp.
by allanlambo | August 11, 2008 7:48 PM
nice car, but I have a couple questions. 930rwhp? is that just the hp at the rear wheels? what is the total hp? also, how do is your awd version to get more hp then a rwd version at the wheels, after driveline losses and what not?
by Joe_Limon | August 11, 2008 11:17 PM
so...from ur comments, i dig u guys pretty much hate this gallardo, because WCF's journalists say so? don't get it. you know what i found dumb about this article? the fact that it doesen't show clear pictures about the modifications, especially the ones done to the engine. the rest is just wild. though, i think they could've give it nicer wheels.. these seem pretty "simple" and commercial.
by norther | August 11, 2008 10:50 PM
To get the total hp, you add 17% to the 930rwhp. As for the haters spouting as to what they would rather have, im pretty used to that. Its common to be an internet warrior these days, but I take solice in knowing I have what I want, not thinking about what I would get if I could, but cant.
by allanlambo | August 12, 2008 12:12 AM
Don't like the colour...
by Penner | August 12, 2008 1:27 AM
Car made 1005rwhp today. http://ie.youtube.com/watch?v=EHCpUDg1gVo
by allanlambo | August 12, 2008 2:08 AM
nice! sounds vicious, happy veyron hunting indeed.
by joe_limon | August 12, 2008 7:08 AM
question though, wasn't that car rwd? or did you run the crap out of the front/rear differential?
by joe_limon | August 12, 2008 7:10 AM
It was never rwd except to dyno.
by allanlambo | August 12, 2008 7:34 AM
Wow.... so many horse power. I wonder what is the max amount of horsepower a car can handle....EVER!
by The_woo_factor | August 12, 2008 11:05 AM
Tuning can be so ethnic, but yet, this one is an exception.
by PotatoEater | August 12, 2008 7:06 PM
i love a car with a lot of horsepower, but at some point you have to say thats enough; already the car does 0-60 in less than four seconds with about 500hp, what will happen with 930hp???
by dbehmoaras | August 13, 2008 8:37 AM
Who cares about 0-60? this car will do 0-150mph in 10 seconds.
by allanlambo | August 13, 2008 6:09 PM
haha best answer ever!
by Joe_Limon | August 13, 2008 6:22 PM
We have documented the whole build of this Twin Turbo Gallardo. Read and see the pictures here: http://www.autoblogexotics.com/?cat=10
by scsz | August 13, 2008 9:22 PM
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